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Last year a couple days before Thanksgiving, I cleaned out the dining room for the last time. Tired of allowing that room to be a dumping ground for everything, I vowed to keep it clean from that day on. Over a year later, the space has remained neat and clean and we eat all of …Read More

Over the past few weeks, a few people have asked me about quitting drinking. They are thinking about giving it up also, and they are looking for some tips/advice/etc. I am just about ten days away from eighteen months without alcohol. A year and a half!!! Before I share how I came to this decision …Read More

I want to share a quick story with you. Earlier today on the Facebook page I shared this post I wrote last year about Number 4 starting to babysit and how her, let’s just say… exuberant personality that I once thought would be the death of me had served her well. Because now at twelve …Read More

Well, I’ve had a wake up call this past week. Another one. This isn’t the first time I’ve had this a-ha moment, either. I just fell back into old routines, and I guess I kind of forgot. Or maybe I thought I was invincible or super human or something. But I’m not. And to get …Read More

Last night when I walked upstairs to put Number 5, 6 and 7 into bed (they all share a room) around 8:15, I realized they hadn’t done what I’d asked them to do earlier that day. All three of them had clothes lying around on the floor, and Number 7’s dresser in particular was a …Read More

Healthier living continues for me! I am not where I want to be eventually. But I am headed there. You know, twenty or fifteen or ten or even two years ago, I never would have dreamed that I’d be at the point I am now voluntarily. Twenty years ago I was smoking massive amounts of …Read More

Every year, December 16th starts off pretty much the same way. I wake up like I do on every other day. And then a few seconds or a few minutes after I’m up, I remember. I remember exactly where I was, who I was with, and what I heard on that day in 1985 when my …Read More

We are one day closer to the new year, and as we near the day when people resolve to do all sorts of things differently starting 17 days from now, I want to remind you of something. Resolutions are bullshit. Very few people stick with the resolutions they make. Very few. You see this if …Read More

I bet you thought I fell off the organization/keeping my kitchen clean new-and-improved Susie wagon. I HAVEN’T. I just wanted to give you a quick update to keep you inspired and on the path to freedom! It’s Friday night. I am leaving in a few minutes for a concert that Number 4 and 5 are …Read More

I didn’t plan on running 12 miles today. But I did. I didn’t wake up at my usual 4 a.m. today. Last night I was so exhausted, I knew I had to listen to my body. It needed rest. So I slept until 6:30. I got a good eight hours of sleep. It’s the first …Read More